This book has a lot of charm, and the grand, wholesome proposal the main characters plan for their friends was genuinely heartwarming. The banter between Priscilla and Oliver is sharp, funny, and one of the book's strengths. Watching the shift from fake to real feelings unfold was satisfying and kept the story engaging.

However, the marketing as an enemies-to-lovers did feel a bit misleading. The "hatred" between the main characters stems more so from a single miscommunication than any deep-seated rivalry, which makes their conflict, and especially its resolution, feel underwhelming. The moment they clear things up happens so quickly that it lacks emotional payoff, especially given how central the misunderstanding is to the plot.

It also leans heavily on the overused miscommunication trope, which might not work for every reader. That said, if you're looking for an easy, entertaining read with a bit of fluff and a lot of heart, this is a solid read.

- thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc, all thoughts are my own opinion.

After this book, I can say for sure: I love Donna Marchetti and her stories. After having finished, a few months ago, The Hate Mail, I jumped into this new release, and I was positively surprised. The author created a completely different setting and plot, with different characters too, but she keeps her magical touch, which fills her novels with fun, light-hearted emotions, and love. I was so involved in Oliver and Priscilla’s love story, but also in the subplot, in the organisation of Tina’s proposal (and another one… I won’t spoil the surprise). It felt like watching a comfort movie, a romantic but also entertaining rom com, which is a typical feature of Marchetti’s style, and I felt so much ease in reading something light and funny, I needed this kind of feeling. I’m looking forward to the next releases because I’m sure they will be great. I just love this author and her books🎀

This book was such a good and cute read. I love how both characters each liked to get under each others skin. The pining for one another was on another level and the chemistry was off the charts. I love the fake dating aspect in the book as well.

This book is such a sweet and fun read and a big thank you to NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read this for an honest review.

3.5 stars

Please don’t be fooled by how long it took me to read this one, uni took over my life and reading for pleasure was relegated to a couple of pages a day 😭.

But uni is finished and so is this lovely little romcom.

Oliver was quite clearly smitten kitten from the very first page but lord wouldn’t it have been great to have his POV 😫- I know people are like “don’t complain when books aren’t dual point of view” and I’m not complaining, I am pining! Pining for one small chapter where she keeps saying “fake” and he shags the word right out of her brain 😂. No, just me? 🤷🏼‍♀️ anyway!

I had a great time reading them fall in love and I always find myself grinning like a fool at random parts of Donna’s books so that’s fun!

Great for fans of Olivia Dade!

3 stars
thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the earc.
the cover is beautiful

I loved the idea behind this book and the friendships they both had and the fake dating trope. I liked Oliver. However, I couldn't get behind Priscilla acting the way she did throughout. She felt too entitled and juvenile for being a character in her 30s. It didn't hit right.

I loved that they worked together for their best friends' proposals. it came together beautifully.

This book was okay! It was just fine for me. I felt it drag a bit, and had a hard time feeling a connection between the two main characters, but I think the last third was the best part of the book.

3.5 ⭐️

This is a quick, light and fluffy romance with a slow-burn and happily ever after so a perfect book to read between heavier or longer books.

It was a pleasant read but to make it even better I would have loved some chapters of Oliver's POV and even perhaps some more failed/foiled proposals. It would have been great to see Oliver and Priscilla having to de-rail eachothers plans attempts before eventually coming together to plan the big joint proposal. I think that would have definitely added some more humour/spark to their budding relationship.

I wouldn't say it's a full enemies to lovers as the perceived hatred is from one small misunderstanding but we have he falls first, fake dating, only one bed and bit of spice once they admit that the feelings aren't fake. The relationship does burn quite quick with not a lot of build up or too much angst but I do like them together.

The ending epilogue was very cute even though I had already figured out what Oliver had done back in the main story. I felt it wrapped up nicely and the pace overall was good.

Ahhh I couldn't stop reading! I loved this!
I loveeee their chemistry and the tension was so amazing!
The Proposal Project is about our FMC called Priscilla who was fired from her job and doesn't know what to do next, until her bestie Tina decides she wants to propose to her partner Ryan! However, she finds out that Ryan is trying to do the same using his best friend Oliver to help plan the best proposal. Priscilla enlists Oliver to help make the ultimate double proposal for their besties. Easy right? Not quite, they really don't get on and she can't stand him. This makes for an amazing story with banter, tension and a slight miscommunication 😉
We have fake dating, he falls first, enemies (eh kinda) to lovers 🔥
I don't normally like miscommunication but I feel like the way it was done in this books was really good! I could completely see how she felt but I also understood from his side!
The story between Oliver and Priscilla is sooo good!! He's the perfect guy, he really shows that he cares for her. She was such a lovable FMC and I could relate to her in a lot of ways, not seeing people for who they are and trying to see the best in everyone and her overthinking made me feel so seen!
I was so not expecting to be approved for the arc of this book!! Thank you to Donna Marchetti & Harper Collins! 💗

#Review: *The Proposal Project* - Donna Marchetti - ARC [18+]
4.8/5✨
3/5🌶️

I had another book by Donna on my TBR list, 'Hate Mail', but since this one was available by request on Netgalley, I took advantage of the opportunity and tried my luck. I was super happy when I received my approval email, so thank youu so much Donna!

Priscilla lost her job as an event planner because of something she didn't do. So, her good friend Tina suggested to have Priscilla's help with a secret project: to propose to her boyfriend, Ryan, and to organize their wedding too.

On the other side we have Oliver, who was Ryan's best friend and, guess what? They were also planning a proposal🤣. Somehow, Oliver and Priscilla will end up working together in secret, which will only complicate things. Because one thing led to another and some excuses had to be invented when they were caught together😅. So the first thing which came at hand was that they started dating. Of course, things will not be simple at all and it only will bring to surface many questions to both of them.

The banter from this book was sooo, sooo good!! I just adored the constant bickering between Priscilla and Oliver, who had an unstable relationship because of an misunderstanding from the past. I laughed so much while reading this one and it was so exciting to follow their little plans for their best friends.

I looved this book and it made me crave to read 'Hate mail' really soon, because this one truly didn't disappointed me. A super fun read, with some steamy scenes too, all which will definitely put a smile on your face😊.

✨Tropes
#EnemiesToLovers
#ForcedProximity
#FakeDating
#OneBed
#Banter
#Spicy

I don't read spice, but I just had to request this book. After finishing hate mail, and really enjoying it, I knew I had to request this book. Having read a couple of books that weren't interesting, or just not written well, I was quite happy to being reading this.

I thought it was really cute and very easy to read. I loved Tina she's the friend that everyone wants. It was nice that all the characters were their own person, I could actually differentiate them.

There were a few things that didn't line up though. Pricilla is convinced that Oliver hates her, yet there was only one thing in the entire book where she got that conclusion from. A complete misunderstanding. He called her obsessive, (he was just trying to flirt) and she didn't see it like that. She's just built off that one incident, no confrontation, nothing. So Oliver is just confused as to why she doesn't like him.

One other thing, was I feel like their relationship went from zero to hero. I guess there was a small build up, but nothing that would explain them suddenly making out before the trip. It's clear that Oliver liked Pricilla the whole time she spent hating him. Where as her feelings were inconsistent. Does she hate him, does she like him, why is she so upset when she's the one adamant to keep up the act.

The last thing, what happened to Oliver's journal/diary? We had one incident with it, got one line of it obviously talking about Priclla's chocolate brown eyes. Yet after that, it's not to be seen or heard from again? I swear the whole point of the journal parts, in books, is us getting a sneaky peak where one of the leads finds the others journal (from this point we know that the journal owner has liked this person from whenever). THENNNN we get the rest of the journal later on when they are together.

Thanks Netgalley and the author for the ARC 👏🏽❤️‍🩹🐇

This is the first book I have read by this author, but it definitely will not be the last! I enjoyed everything about it: the writing style, the characters, the humour. This book was very easy to get into. I was invested from the first pages. There was not a point in this book that I felt bored.

In my opinion, it was a perfect cozy read! I finished it in a day, and mind you, I’m in the middle of the exam season.

The story follows Priscilla and Oliver as they are forced to work together to save and bring to life their friends’ perfect proposals to each other. These characters were refreshing to read about. There was banter, humour, cute moments, and everything else you need in a romance novel. The main characters were the perfect leads, they felt real and imperfect and, at times, a bit awkward.

The miscommunication trope did not feel as frustrating as it usually does. Although it is clear why our main characters do not seem to like each other much, the conflict behind it did not overshadow every single moment they had with each other.

The over-the-top proposal that the main characters organise throughout the whole book was a tad unbelievable, but I guess it is the beauty of rom-coms.

And I want to mention that the epilogue was an ideal conclusion to this novel, especially since it goes perfectly in character with everything we know about Priscilla and Oliver.

Thank you so much to HarperCollins UK and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

The Proposal Project by Donna Marchetti was a fun book. I was excited about the unique premise, but I was a bit disappointed. The characters kind of fell flat for me. I usually read books that are have character driven plots, but this story definitely had to rely on the fun plot.

This was a struggle for me and unfortunately I didn’t make it that far into the book. I wasn’t the biggest fan of hate mail but thought I’d give the second book a go. Sadly it fell just as flat. I just could not relate to the FMC Priscilla at all. She gets sacked and then of course she has a rich friend who can bail her out. Then of course there is a guy who she is in love with doing the same thing as her.

I know it’s a novel, but it was a bit too far fetched for me. She also gets called obsessive but where is the evidence.

It just wasn’t one for me.

4.25 🌟
Spice: Open Door
Format: ebook

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

So I'm going to start by saying enemies to lovers is a stretch. It's kinda most frenemies in my opinion. I also thing the reason Priscilla 'hates' Oliver so much is silly AF. These two needed to have a conversation a year ago about why she was upset and they could've been living an HEA the whole time 😅
I did enjoy this though. I really like her writing style. It flows easily and keeps me engaged. The whole idea of the double proposal was super cute and I loved that they worked together to do something sl great for their friends. The ending felt a tad rushed once they figured out their feelings, but their chemistry was so great while they were 'pretending.'

This was such a funny read! A perfect romcom to read in the summer.

I absolutely loved the characters and had the best time getting to know that. The funniest enemies to lovers.

This book was like a romcom fever dream in the BEST way. Priscilla and Oliver had so much tension and banter I was literally kicking my feet and giggling. From the forced proximity to the “we have to pretend to be dating” chaos, it gave everything I love in a romance. Oliver being lowkey obsessed while Priscilla is totally clueless? Chef’s kiss. And the spice? Slow burn but WORTH IT when it hits!

The only reason it’s not a full 5 stars is because the epilogue threw me a little and the ending felt a bit rushed—but honestly? I had so much fun I barely cared. Definitely read this one if you like:

✨Guaranteed HEA
✨Spice
✨Miscommunication
✨Fake Dating
✨Forced proximity
✨Enemies to Lovers
✨Clueless FMC & Obsessed MMC
✨One Bed

"Two rings. Two proposals. One marriage," I say. "More like killing one bird with two stones."

After unexpectedly losing her job as an event planner, Priscilla Cain finds herself at a crossroads. When her best friend Tina asks for help planning a dream proposal to her boyfriend Ryan, Priscilla throws herself into the project, grateful for the distraction. But just as plans get underway, she discovers Ryan has a surprise of his own—he’s been secretly planning to propose to Tina, too. With the big moment at risk of turning into a chaotic mess, Priscilla teams up with Ryan’s best friend Oliver to orchestrate a perfectly timed joint proposal. To keep the secret under wraps, the two pretend to be dating—but as fake sparks turn into real feelings, Priscilla begins to wonder if love might be the one thing she didn’t plan for.

I really enjoyed this romance—it was a quick read! It features the enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, and close-proximity tropes, all executed exceptionally well. The slow burn is a true slow burn, with palpable yearning and tension between Priscilla and Oliver that kept me hooked. While I usually dislike the miscommunication trope, it was handled surprisingly well in this story. I loved watching them plan their best friend’s wedding together, and the humor throughout the book added a delightful touch. Oliver’s unwavering support for Priscilla’s business and his encouragement of her ideas made me love his character even more.

Thank you to HarperCollins & NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was so cute. Donna Marchetti is 2 for 2 in my books. I honestly really enjoyed this story. There were moments that I felt were rushed romantically and the miscommunication trope is frustrating always. But I had fun reading this and I'm looking forward to more from Donna

What a fun idea! The banter is good, the timeline is hood and doesn’t feel rushed.

I wish the book was longer, that the proposal wasn’t so crazy and unrealistic. And it would’ve have more failed proposals.

Thanks NetGalley for the eARC

Thank you NetGalley for the E-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fun book, I love a good enemies to lovers romcom and this really hit the mark. I really enjoyed the premise of Priscilla and Oliver having to work together to help their friends propose to one another and then that leads to them having to fake-date so it’s suspicious that they’re spending more time together. Priscilla and Oliver had great chemistry together and I really enjoyed reading their interactions. I do think there could have been some added tension from Malcolm, it felt like nothing was done with his storyline